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US Army air defenders master expertise in Hungary during Defender Europe 25
VESZPREM, Hungary — Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, a unit of the 52d Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, are showcasing their advanced air defense capabilities during Saber Guardian 2025. This training, occurring from June 6-27, 2025, near Veszprém, Hungary, is a key part of the larger Defender Europe 2025 exercise series.
Saber Guardian 2025 is a multinational exercise aimed at enhancing the integration and interoperability of NATO allies and partners. For the Soldiers of B/5-4 ADAR, this exercise offers a vital opportunity to refine their skills in a dynamic and challenging environment.
U.S., Australia, and Japan strengthen ties during Southern Jackaroo 25
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) arrived in Townsville to train alongside the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 25, a multi-lateral exercise held from May 25 through June 13, 2025 at the Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia.
This year marked the largest iteration of the exercise with over 3,000 total participants, to include more than 500 Marines and 300 Japanese soldiers. Additionally, for the first time, MRF-D brought the full capability of the MAGTF to include MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, the MAGTF aviation combat element (ACE).
The Marines arrived in Townsville and immediately maneuvered to the Townsville Field Training Area where they began the force-on-force portion of the exercise, also known as the North Queensland Warfighter Exercise (NQWFX). The Marines, organized as a task force, worked alongside the Australian 3rd Brigade and a task force of JGSDF soldiers to seize and clear key terrain within the bounds of a complex scenario. This portion tested the combined force’s ability to receive and execute constantly evolving mission sets and provide a unified response.
The MRF-D task force served as an air assault element, leveraging support from Ospreys to insert into an objective, secure it with Marines with the MAGTF ground combat element (GCE), and withdraw, setting conditions for the ADF and JGSDF to achieve their respective follow-on objectives. Everything in this evolution is dynamic, unscripted and challenges each country to tightly synchronize movements.
https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/4223094/us-australia-and-japan-strengthen-ties-during-southern-jackaroo-25/
24 June 2025
‘The mission is the same’: Retired Marine F-35 pilot finds new way to serve at FRCE
In his new role as a civilian F-35 maintenance test pilot, retired Marine Ross Fearon traded combat maneuvers for flight testing to ensure the nation’s warfighters receive flight-ready aircraft following modification or repair at the depot…
‘The mission is the same’: Retired Marine F-35 pilot finds new way to serve at FRCE
24 June 2025
From Heather Wilburn, Fleet Readiness Center East
In his new role as a civilian F-35 maintenance test pilot, retired Marine Ross Fearon traded combat maneuvers for flight testing to ensure the nation’s warfighters receive flight-ready aircraft following modification or repair at the depot.
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4222977/the-mission-is-the-same-retired-marine-f-35-pilot-finds-new-way-to-serve-at-frce/